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Key Facts: Israel Architecture Licensing Exam

1,050 ILS

Examination fee

Ministry of Labor fee page for engineers and architects, amounts updated to 1 January 2026

70

Passing score (out of 100 points)

Ministry of Labor page on the content and format of the architecture licensing exam

3.5 hours

Exam duration (210 minutes without break)

Ministry of Labor arc-exams-content specification

41

Total questions presented (35 Part 1 + 6 Part 2; 36 scored)

Architecture Licensing Exam Procedure, clause 8.4, and the professional committee decision of 7 May 2026

36 months

Mandatory registered internship duration under an authorized trainer

Engineers and Architects Regulations (Conditions for Licensing) 2007, reg. 4

3 years

Minimum time registered in the Architects Register before licensing

Engineers and Architects Law 5718-1958, s. 11(c)(1)

33

Numbered statutory and standards source groups in Annex A

Annex A to the Architecture Licensing Exam Procedure (updated 20 May 2026)

9 sq.m

Minimum net floor area for a residential protected space (ממ"ד)

Home Front Command specification for a residential protected space under the Civil Defence (Shelter Construction Specifications) Regulations 1990

The Israel Government Architecture Licensing Exam is a 3.5-hour computerized, 41-question multiple-choice exam in Hebrew administered by the Ministry of Labor and Registrar of Engineers and Architects, covering planning law, building permits, safety, standards, and MABAT plan analysis.

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1Under the Engineers and Architects Law, 5718-1958 and the regulations made under it, what separates a registered architect (אדריכל רשום) from a licensed architect (אדריכל רשוי)?
A.Registration follows the qualification; licensing comes later, on three years of registration, a 36-month internship and a pass in the exam.
B.Registration is granted only after the licensing exam is passed; licensing is an honorary status conferred by the professional association.
C.Registration authorises signing for buildings up to ten storeys; licensing is confined to commercial and institutional work.
D.Registration and licensing are alternative routes to the same standing, so an architect may sit the examination instead of completing the internship.
Explanation: The two steps do different work. Registration records that the person holds a recognised qualification and enters them in the Register of Engineers and Architects. Licensing is the later, conditional step: Regulation 2(a) of the 1967 Licensing and Reservation of Activities Regulations fixes the period of registration required for a licence under Section 11 at three years, and Regulation 4 of the 2007 Conditions for Licensing Regulations imposes the examination requirement for the architecture branch. Until the licence issues, the reservation in the First Schedule confines the registered architect to work on simple structures.
2Under the First Schedule to the Engineers and Architects Regulations (Licensing and Reservation of Activities), 5727-1967 (תקנות רישוי וייחוד פעולות), which building meets the statutory definition of a 'simple structure' (מבנה פשוט) that a registered architect (אדריכל רשום) or an architecture practical engineer (הנדסאי אדריכלות) may design?
A.A cast-in-situ framed building with 6.0 m spans between columns whose top-storey floor level is 10.5 m above the upper level of the ground-floor slab.
B.A prestressed concrete (בטון דרוך) framed building with 5.0 m spans whose top-storey floor level is 9.0 m above the upper level of the ground-floor slab.
C.A precast-frame residential building with 5.5 m spans whose top-storey floor level is 11.0 m above the upper level of the ground-floor slab.
D.A cast-in-situ framed building with 7.5 m spans between columns whose top-storey floor level is 8.0 m above the upper level of the ground-floor slab.
Explanation: The definition sits in the First Schedule (referenced by Regulation 3), not in the body of the regulations. Paragraph (1) covers a building with a non-precast frame of walls, or walls and columns, and flat slabs with or without beams, where the distance between columns, between beams, or (absent either) between walls does not exceed 6 metres, and the floor level of its top storey is not more than 11.5 metres above the upper level of the ground-floor slab. Prestressed-concrete buildings and spatial (מבנה מרחבי) structures of any kind are expressly excluded. The cast-in-situ building with 6.0 m spans and a top-storey floor at 10.5 m satisfies every limb.
3Which professional activities are reserved exclusively to a licensed architect (אדריכל רשוי) under Regulation 3 and the First Schedule to the 1967 Licensing and Reservation of Activities Regulations?
A.All construction documentation, including interior fit-outs of homes and small retail units, whatever the building's size or structure.
B.Only national and district outline schemes, all physical building design remaining open to registered architects without limitation.
C.Design and permit submission for any building outside the First Schedule's simple-structure limits on spans, height and frame type.
D.Structural design and calculation of prestressed concrete elements in commercial towers, whatever the building's overall height.
Explanation: Regulation 3 reserves the activities listed in the First Schedule to a licensed engineer or licensed architect according to the section of the register in which they are entered. The Schedule then carves out 'simple structures', which a registered architect or an architecture practical engineer may handle. Anything outside that carve-out — larger spans, greater height, precast or prestressed frames, spatial structures — remains reserved to the licensed professional. The reservation bites when the work is done for someone who is not a licensed engineer or architect and for consideration, and also without consideration when a plan is submitted for statutory licensing.
4Under Regulation 12 of the Engineers and Architects Regulations (Rules Concerning Conduct Unbecoming the Dignity of the Profession), 5755-1994, what must an architect obtain before taking over planning, coordination or supervision services that another architect was previously handling?
A.A certificate of discharge issued by the Ministry of Labor Ethics Committee before any meeting with the client.
B.A formal notice published in two national Hebrew daily newspapers announcing the transfer of professional responsibility.
C.Written consent from the previous architect, furnished to the incoming architect by the client.
D.A deposit of 10% of the newly agreed fee into a professional indemnity fund.
Explanation: Regulation 12(a) requires an architect first to satisfy himself that the service was not previously handled by another architect. Where it was, Regulation 12(b) bars him from continuing it unless the client furnishes him with the previous architect's written consent. Under 12(c) the previous architect must give that consent once a written agreement with the client settles three matters: payment of his fee, the right to use the plans and other documents he prepared, and the extent of his professional liability for the service he gave.
5Which situation breaches Regulations 10 and 11 of the 1994 Conduct Unbecoming the Profession Rules for an architect in Israel?
A.Taking an undisclosed rebate from a curtain-wall supplier in connection with the services the architect gives the client.
B.Entering an anonymous public architectural competition conducted under the published rules of the organising body.
C.Engaging an external licensed structural engineer to carry out the foundation calculations for a residential project.
D.Providing architectural advice at no charge to a registered non-profit community organisation that has no commercial connection to the firm.
Explanation: Regulation 11 flatly prohibits an architect from receiving any benefit, directly or indirectly, from a supplier or other service provider in connection with the professional services he gives his client. Regulation 10 separately requires the architect to decline work where a personal interest or a duty of loyalty to another may prevent him discharging his professional duties to the client, and to notify the client in writing of any occupation or work of his that touches the services he is giving.
6Under Section 17 of the Engineers and Architects Law, 5718-1958, which set of measures may the Ethics Committee (ועדת האתיקה) impose on a professional found to have committed a disciplinary offence?
A.Imprisonment of up to three years imposed directly by the committee, with no right of appeal to a court.
B.Warning, reprimand, fine, conditions on the professional's work, suspension for up to five years, and cancellation.
C.Confiscation of the professional's office equipment and client project archives, with an order transferring the live projects to another practitioner.
D.Revocation of the professional's academic degree by order of the minister responsible for the register.
Explanation: Section 17(a) lists six measures: a warning (התראה), a reprimand (נזיפה), a fine capped by Section 61(a)(1) of the Penal Law 5737-1977, the setting of conditions and restrictions on the professional's work, suspension of a licence or a stay of registration for a period not exceeding five years, and cancellation of a licence or registration (ביטול רישיון או רישום). Section 17(b) lets the committee make a suspension conditional in whole or in part.
7Under Regulation 4 of the Engineers and Architects Regulations (Conditions for Licensing), 5768-2007, and the published exam procedure, what internship requirement must an architecture candidate satisfy before sitting the licensing exam?
A.Twelve months of site labour under a building contractor, with no requirement for office experience.
B.Twenty-four months of academic research at an accredited school of architecture, with progress reported to the Registrar once each year.
C.A completed 36-month internship, with the final training reports filed at least 42 days before the exam.
D.Sixty months of unsupervised independent practice, evidenced by the candidate's own project records.
Explanation: The procedure sets out the eligibility conditions cumulatively. The candidate must have completed the 36-month internship no later than the date of the exam, and the reporting documents for the final training period must have been submitted through the division's website no later than 42 days before it. A candidate whose internship will end between the reporting deadline and the exam date may submit documents for at least 34 months together with an undertaking from the trainer to continue the training to the end of the period. The application for a licence must then be filed no later than 35 days before the exam, the fee paid no later than 28 days before it, and registration for the sitting completed up to 21 days before it.
8An architect is asked to take over a project from a previous architect, but the previous architect and the client cannot agree on outstanding fees. Under Regulation 12 of the 1994 Conduct Unbecoming the Profession Rules, what route remains open?
A.The incoming architect may proceed at once, because the fee dispute lies between the client and the previous architect.
B.The client deposits the disputed fee with the local planning commission, which then releases the previous architect's plans.
C.Written consent still follows if the client signs an arbitration agreement; failing that, the approving committee may authorise it.
D.The dispute goes to the District Appeals Committee for planning and building, which fixes the fee and the ownership of the plans and binds both architects.
Explanation: Regulation 12(d) requires the previous architect to give his written consent where he and the client have made an arbitration agreement under the Arbitration Law 5728-1968 covering the matters in dispute. Where no arbitration agreement is made, Regulation 12(e) allows the approving committee — a committee of registered engineers and architects appointed by the Registrar — to permit the incoming architect to continue the service if it considers that the circumstances require it, and Regulation 12(f) lets it attach conditions it considers just. Regulation 12(h) adds that an architect who only later learns the service was previously handled by another must suspend the work until these steps are completed.
9Under Regulation 5 of the Engineers and Architects Regulations (Conditions for Licensing), 5768-2007, who fixes the date and place of the government licensing exam, how often must it be held, and how far in advance must it be announced?
A.The Registrar directs the date and place; the exam is held at least yearly, on at least sixty days' published notice.
B.The National Planning and Building Council fixes the date, and the exam is held twice a year on thirty days' notice.
C.The professional association of architects fixes the date, subject to confirmation by the Ministry of Finance.
D.The Standards Institution of Israel fixes the date as part of its annual work programme, and the Registrar then publishes it on the ministry website.
Explanation: Regulation 5(a) provides that a licensing exam is held at least once a year, at a time and place the Registrar directs, and that notice of the date, the registration procedures and the routes for objecting to the results is published by the Registrar at least sixty days in advance in at least two daily newspapers and on the website. Regulation 5(b) requires the notice to state the place of the exam, the amount of the fee, how it is paid and any other relevant particular. In practice the exam is administered by the Government Licensing Examinations Department in the Senior Division for Occupational Regulation of the Ministry of Labor, and the official FAQ notes the ministry is examining whether to hold it more frequently.
10How does Regulation 7 of the 1994 Conduct Unbecoming the Profession Rules regulate publicity by an architect registered in the Register of Engineers and Architects?
A.Advertising is generally permitted provided it is truthful and does not disparage professional colleagues.
B.Advertising is permitted only in professional journals, and then only once in each calendar year.
C.Advertising is prohibited, subject to a closed list of exceptions such as a site sign, letterhead, directories and articles.
D.Advertising is unregulated for architects; only engineers registered in the structural section are restricted.
Explanation: Regulation 7 opens with a prohibition — an architect shall not advertise his professional services — and then enumerates nine permitted exceptions. They include a sign at the site of the work and the architect's name on a completed building he designed; a written approach to a prospective client stating his name, specialisation, office address, number of employees, training and experience; particulars on his office sign, letterhead and outgoing documents; publication of those particulars in address books, telephone and classified professional directories and 'who's who' volumes; an unpaid professional article in a scientific or professional periodical; job vacancy notices; a notice on opening or relocating the office; a single notice to clients about a new office or change of address; and a congratulatory notice on completion of a project he designed, naming the colleagues who contributed.

About the Israel Architecture Licensing Exam

In Israel, an architect moves from registered architect (אדריכל רשום) to licensed architect (אדריכל רשוי) by completing a 36-month supervised internship and passing the statutory Government Architecture Licensing Exam (בחינת הרישוי הממשלתית באדריכלות). The examination requirement is imposed by Regulation 4(1) of the Engineers and Architects Regulations (Conditions for Licensing) 5768-2007, made under the Engineers and Architects Law 5718-1958, and the exam is run by the Government Licensing Examinations Department in the Ministry of Labor. Licensing lifts the restriction that confines a registered architect to the statutory simple structure (מבנה פשוט). Since the 2024 format change the exam has been a wholly computerized closed multiple-choice test lasting 3.5 hours, and from the July 2026 sitting the exam computer carries searchable copies of the sources listed in Annex A. This page provides independent English-language multiple-choice practice by OpenExamPrep on the statutory and technical principles the exam tests; it is not an official translation, and text-only items cannot reproduce the graphic plan documents used in Part 2.

Exam sponsor: Ministry of Labor — Senior Division for Professional Regulation (אגף בכיר לאסדרת עיסוקים) and Registrar of Engineers and Architects (רשם המהנדסים והאדריכלים). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

The exam is administered in a single 3.5-hour computerized session without a break. Part 1 carries 60 points — 30 answered questions worth 2 points each, chosen from 35 items — covering planning and building law and regulations, permit preparation and submission, and the regulations governing detailed design of buildings and the built environment. Part 2 carries 40 points, being 6 compulsory questions worth 6.66 points each, on the link between urban planning and building design, using graphic background documents the candidate must read, understand and analyse. Note one published inconsistency: the ministry's summary page states 20 points for Part 2 while giving 6.66 points per question; the examination procedure at 8.4.2.3 and the professional committee's decision of 7 May 2026 both state 40 points, which is also what makes the two parts total 100 against a passing score of 70.

Time Limit

3.5 hours (210 minutes)

Passing Score

70 out of 100 points (reported as pass/fail: עבר/נכשל)

Exam / Certification Fees

1,050 ILS (CPI-indexed annually; non-refundable)

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~25%

Planning and Building Law & Hierarchy (חוק התכנון והבניה ומדרג התוכניות)

Hierarchy of planning schemes from national outline plans (תמ"א) to detailed local plans (תב"ע), composition and jurisdictions of planning commissions, plan approval steps, public deposit and 60-day objections, consolidation and reparcellation (איחוד וחלוקה), and rules governing variances and deviations (הקלה, שימוש חורג וסטייה מתוכנית 2023).

~20%

Building Permits and Licensing Procedure (רישוי בנייה, פטורים וחישוב שטחים)

Permit application workflows under the 2016 regulations via the national licensing portal (רישוי זמין), preliminary information file validity (2 years), permit-exempt structures under the 2014 regulations, expedited licensing paths, role of building inspection institutes (מכוני בקרה), and statutory calculation of main and service floor areas (תקנות חישוב שטחים 1992).

~20%

Detailed Building Design, Shelters and Safety (תכן הבנייה, מקלטים ובטיחות)

Building code provisions on habitable room dimensions, ceiling heights, natural ventilation and lighting, fire safety and egress travel distances, building setbacks, high-rise and tall building special requirements, and civil defense regulations for residential protected spaces (ממ"ד) and floor shelters (ממ"ק).

~20%

MABAT Plan Drafting & Urban-to-Building Practice (מבא"ת וניתוח תוכניות)

Drafting standards under the MABAT national unified format for town planning schemes, structure of plan provisions, reading the plan map (תשריט), blue line plan boundaries (קו כחול), land cells (תאי שטח), binding vs indicative appendices, and translating master-plan parameters into architectural building envelopes and quantitative rights.

~10%

Standards & Sanitary Regulations (ת"י 1142, ת"י 1918, הל"ת)

Detailed examinable content of Israeli Standard SI 1142 for protective railings and handrails, SI 1918 Parts 2 and 3.1 for accessible passageways, ramps, stairs, and elevators, and HALAT 2007 chapters 3.3 and 3.6 for fixture clear spaces and minimum plumbing provisions.

~5%

Profession and Ethics of Engineers and Architects (חוק המהנדסים והאדריכלים ואתיקה)

Statutory definitions and registration in the Engineers and Architects Register, difference between registration (רישום) and licensing (רישוי), reservation of professional activities, definition of simple structure (מבנה פשוט), rules of unbecoming conduct 1994, and disciplinary procedures.

Preparing for the Israel Architecture Licensing Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 70 out of 100 points (reported as pass/fail: עבר/נכשל)
  • Assessment: The exam is administered in a single 3.5-hour computerized session without a break. Part 1 carries 60 points — 30 answered questions worth 2 points each, chosen from 35 items — covering planning and building law and regulations, permit preparation and submission, and the regulations governing detailed design of buildings and the built environment. Part 2 carries 40 points, being 6 compulsory questions worth 6.66 points each, on the link between urban planning and building design, using graphic background documents the candidate must read, understand and analyse. Note one published inconsistency: the ministry's summary page states 20 points for Part 2 while giving 6.66 points per question; the examination procedure at 8.4.2.3 and the professional committee's decision of 7 May 2026 both state 40 points, which is also what makes the two parts total 100 against a passing score of 70.
  • Time limit: 3.5 hours (210 minutes)
  • Exam / certification fees: 1,050 ILS (CPI-indexed annually; non-refundable) Official sources

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Israel Architecture Licensing: Suggested Study Strategy

1Separate main area (שטח עיקרי) from service area (שטח שירות) using Regulation 9 of the 1992 Area Calculation Regulations, and note the carve-out in Regulation 9(b)(12) under which the minimum area of a protected space counts as service area even though its use is residential.
2Memorize the core parameters of a residential protected space (ממ"ד): minimum 9 sq.m net floor area, minimum 2.50 m clear height, not more than two external walls, external walls at least 25 cm and internal walls at least 20 cm of reinforced concrete, an outward-opening blast door and a certified filtration and ventilation unit.
3Learn the order of precedence among plans from Sections 129 to 131 of the Planning and Building Law — local outline over detailed, district over both, national over all — and note that each rung carries the same escape clause allowing the higher plan to provide otherwise.
4Work through the 2014 permit-exemption regulations in detail: the shading structure definition turns on gaps of at least 40% of the shading surface, a storage shed is capped at 6 sq.m and 2.05 m (2.4 m for a pitched roof) with no connection to water, sewage or electricity, and most exemptions carry a duty to report within 45 days on the prescribed form.
5Fix the key figures in SI 1142: a railing height of at least 105 cm on a level surface, a handrail height of 90 to 95 cm in a common residential stairwell under amendment sheet 2 clause 7.3, a 100 mm sphere limit on openings, and no foothold between 10 cm and 90 cm. Regulation 4(a) of the 2019 User Safety Regulations supplies the trigger: a 60 cm difference between adjacent levels.
6Use the Israeli figures for SI 1918 Part 3.1 rather than foreign equivalents: a door opening of at least 80 cm, a ramp longitudinal slope of not more than 8% with stairs required alongside above 6%, a maximum rise of 150 cm per ramp, a clear ramp width of at least 130 cm, and grab rails at 90 to 95 cm extending 30 cm beyond the top of the flight.
7Know the MABAT running order of plan instructions: Chapter 1 identification and classification, Chapter 2 objective, principal provisions and quantitative data, Table 5 the rights and building provisions for the proposed situation, and 6.1 the conditions for granting a permit. Where the quantitative data conflict with Table 5, Table 5 prevails.
8Practise locating provisions quickly in the Annex A sources, since from the July 2026 sitting the exam computer supplies searchable copies of the laws, regulations, standards, MABAT and HALAT on that list, and no question may be asked about a source outside it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Israel Government Architecture Licensing Exam (בחינת הרישוי באדריכלות)?

The Government Architecture Licensing Exam is the statutory qualifying examination administered by the Ministry of Labor and the Registrar of Engineers and Architects under Regulation 4(1) of the Engineers and Architects Regulations (Conditions for Licensing) 5768-2007. Passing this examination is the final legal requirement for a registered architect (אדריכל רשום) to receive a full professional licence (רישיון) and be entered in the Register of Licensed Architects, granting unrestricted professional signing rights for architectural design.

Who is eligible to sit the architecture licensing exam in Israel?

To be eligible, a candidate must: (1) be registered as an architect in the Register of Engineers and Architects (פנקס המהנדסים והאדריכלים) for at least 3 years; (2) have completed 36 months of documented, approved internship (התמחות) under an authorized supervising architect (מאמן); (3) submit an application for an architect's licence with all required training logbooks; and (4) pay the statutory examination fee and register for the sitting by the published deadline.

What is the format and duration of the examination?

The exam is a 100% computerized, closed multiple-choice (רב ברירה) test administered in Hebrew over a single 3.5-hour (210-minute) session without a break. It comprises 41 questions in two parts: Part 1 contains 35 questions on planning law, building regulations, and standards (candidates answer 30, worth 2 points each, 60 points total); Part 2 contains 6 compulsory questions analyzing urban planning and graphic documentation (worth 6.66 points each, 40 points total). The passing score is 70 points.

Does the examination still include a practical graphic drawing component?

No. The separate 5-hour practical graphic exam that historically formed part of the licensing process was abolished in the 2024 reform. The exam is now exclusively computerized multiple choice. Part 2 tests the practical interface between urban planning and building design by presenting graphic planning documents, survey plans, and architectural drawings on the computer screen for analysis.

What reference materials and aids are permitted during the exam?

From the July 2026 sitting the examination computer carries all the sources listed in Annex A — the laws, the regulations, the standards, MABAT and HALAT — as searchable files supplied by the Ministry of Labor. Candidates may still bring printed copies of the laws, regulations, procedures and standards on the Annex A list, or an up-to-date planning and building compendium; the official FAQ confirms that the Dekel building-legislation guide may be brought and used. Personal summaries are prohibited, as is any electronic device including phones, laptops, tablets and smart watches. A scientific calculator and scrap paper are supplied by the examination staff and must not be brought in; candidates bring their own writing implements and a scale ruler.

What is the retake and appeal policy?

A candidate who fails may sit at the next scheduled date, paying the examination fee again and registering afresh; the fee is not refunded. Under Regulation 9 of the 2007 Conditions for Licensing Regulations, a candidate who has failed or been disqualified three times may not sit again until 24 months have passed from the date of the last examination attended. Results are reported as pass or fail and published in the government personal area within 45 days of the exam. An objection (השגה) may be filed with the Registrar no later than 10 working days after the results are published; it must be focused on specified questions and reasoned, and must be submitted through the dedicated online form. It is examined by someone who was not among the first-round markers, the answer is given within 45 days of the last day for filing, and the decision is final.

How does this practice bank relate to the official Israeli licensing exam?

This practice bank is an independent English-language multiple-choice study adaptation developed by OpenExamPrep to help candidates learn and test their command of the Israeli planning and building statutory framework. It is not an official translation, is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ministry of Labor or the Registrar of Engineers and Architects, and does not replace thorough study of the primary Hebrew statutory texts and MABAT guidelines. Text-only items also cannot replicate the interactive graphic document viewers used in Part 2 of the computerized test.